Card structure



April 7, 1953 c, RQETGER 2,633,654

CARD STRUCTURE Filed April 8, 1949 uvmvrox.

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' jecting inside the aperture of the card.

Patented Apr. 7, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CARD STRUCTURE 'Ricnaraci Roet'ger, New City, N. Y., assignor, by

mesne assignments, to Filmsort, Inc., a. corporation of Delaware Application April 8, 1949,- Serial No. 86,158

' .1 Claim. (01.40-158) This inventionrelates to recordfcards or the like and the method of making thesame.

, One of the objects of the invention is to provide a novel construction wherein a record sheet or insert, such as a photograph, micro-film or the like, is mounted in a statistical or other record or catalogue card, whereby the same maybe conveniently filed and indexed, machine. classified and sorted as to subject matter, projected and viewed. or otherwise employed.

Heretofore, it has been proposed to mount film sections or other transparencies for filing, projecting and other purposes by employing acard having an aperture therein to receive the film section, and adhesively securing said film section to a transparent or opaque adhesive coated sheet which is secured to one surface of the card and extends across the aperture.

In the case of an opaque adhesive sheet the latterv is provided with an opening smaller-than the card aperture to expose a portion of the film section and permit light to be transmitted therethrough. It

also has been proposed to utilize a card having anaperture therein and anembossed recess in one surface thereof surrounding said aperture, in which recess the film or adhesive sheet may be placed and secured so that the outer surface of said film or sheet is evenwith or slightly below the-surface of the card. 7 v

These priormounts have the disadvantages that they are expensive and dif-nclllt tov manufacture and require expensive machinery; they are a prepared mount'requiring the user to stock a quantity of thesame for subsequent usean'd to be dependent upon the supplier; and there is no assurance that the embossed recess in the card will-remain its original depthto maintainthe film or adhesive sheet therein below the surface of the card for suificiently long periods regardless o f weather and storage conditions. Inserts which projectbeyond the-suriace of the cards are apt to be torn from said cards in the handling' there- .of, and they-interfere with, the proper filing of the cards and proper machine handling of the same for perforating-or -punching, classifying and sorting, projecting and viewing, or otherpur poses- Additionally, a portion of usefulffilm area is lost when anopaque or diedout adhesivesheet is employed due to the rim of said sheet pro- It is accordingly another object'of the invention to overcome the above-mentioned disadvantages by providing an improved and simple mount for transparencies, such as micro-films, which may be easily andinexpensively produced 2 and wherein the film or other record sheet is secured within an aperture without the aid of an adhesive coated sheet or an embossed recess in the card.

Another object is to provide a record or other card structure having a film or similar sheet material mounted in an aperture therein in a novel manner whereby said film will be disposed between the opposite plane suriaces of said card structure.

A further object is to provide a novel card structure having an aperture therein and a transparency, such as micro-film, secured within said aperture solely by an adhesive.

The above and further objects and novel features of the present invention will more fully appear from the following detailed description when the same is read in connection with the accompanying drawing. It is to be expressly understood, however, that the drawing is for the purpose of illustration only and is not intended as a definition of the limits of the invention.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters referto like'parts throughout the several views, j i

Fig. 1 is a face view of one form of mount constructed in accordance with the present invention; f Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional'view on the line 2-2 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view similar 0 Fig. 2, but

illustrating a modification. Y i r The improved mount is herein illustrated and described as embodied in astatistical or tabulating card whereby transparencies, such as microfilms, affixed tosuch cards may be classified as to subject matter in accordance with a particular code by perforations in said cards as well understood in the tabulating machine art, and automatically sorted under the control of said perforations in commercially known and existing record card sorting machines. However, this is to be considered as illustrative only of one form of card with which the improved mount may be used because it may alsobe embodied in other forms of record or catalogue cards, as well as in v ordinary cards ior various purposes. The invention' also comprehends the mounting of opaque and transluscent sheets as well as transparencies.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, 5 indicates an oblong single ply card'which is formed of cardboard or heavy relativelystiff paper material and may beof the sameshape and size in all dimensions as the cards commonly employed connection with known statistical, tabulating 3 and record card sorting systems and machines. Card is provided at a selected position with an aperture 6 extending therethrough and which is of a selected size to receive therein a record bearing sheet or insert 1 which, in the illustrated embodiment, is a single plate of picture-carrying micro-film. It will be understood that the size and shape of the aperture 6 may be varied as desired to receive more than one plate of microfilm or other types and shapes of inserts. The micro-film l is died out or cut to the same size and shape of the aperture 6 so that when said film is inserted in said aperture the resulting fit will virtually be card to As clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing, the card 5 is of a thickness greater than the thick ness of the sheet or film l, and said film is located within the aperture 6 centrally between the opposite plane surfaces of the card. In this manner, the film l is set inwardly from both faces of the card 5 thereby protecting both surfaces of said film agairrst'injuriou's abrasive action. Both faces of said card are flush or flat or completely lacking of any projections, and the surrounding wall portions of the aperture 6 projecting on opposite sides of the film provide for securing said film within said aperture in a simple and novel manner to be presently described. In the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, the card 5, like the tabulating card in actual commercial use, is approximately .0075 of an inch thick, and the micro-film 1 is approximately .005 of an inchthick;

The picture carrying film 7 is secured within the aperture 8 of card 5 by a suitable adhesive 8 of the type which is plastic and tacky when applied and will thereafter set to a non-fiowable solid adhering to both card and film, the desired characteristics being that the adhesive will retain its adhering qualities and will re main flexible for a considerable length of time. The adhesive 8 is applied in fiowable form at opposite sides of the film 1 directly at and around the adjacent edges of said film' and the surrounding wall of aperture 5. Said adhesive when applied, preferably but not necessarily forms a slight adhesive fillet at the jointjas clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The "adhesive fillet at one side of the film when set to a nonfiowable adhering solid provides in effect a shoulder or abutment for said film, and the adhesive fillet at the other side of the film when set to a non-fiowable adhering solid forms in effect a grommet or ring for holding said'film against the said shoulder or abutment.

It will thus be apparent that the film 1 is secured within the aperture 6 of card 5 solely by the adhesive 8 which is wholly confined within said aperture, and that by virtue of this simple mounting of the film the complete structure is materially simplified, it is inexpensive to manufacture, and may be made as required and by simple inexpensive machinery. There is no loss of useful film area, and the need'of a separate adhesive coated sheet and an. embossed recess in the card are entirely eliminated.

In the manufacture of the improved card, hereinbefore described, the dieing-out of the card and the film or other insert maybe effected in one or two operations by two associated iden tical mechanisms or by one only of said mechanisms since the film or insert and the aperture in the card are the same in shape and in size. The application of the adhesive'may be accom plis'hed by a fountain type applicator in conjunction with the card punching mechanism, or said adhesive may be applied after the film is inserted into the card aperture or as the same passes through the die.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawing, the card 5' and the film or insert I are of the same thickness, and said film is died out or cut to the same shape as the aperture 6' but slightly smallerthan said aperture. Inthis manner, a slight clearance space will exist between the peripheral edge of the film l and the adjacent Wall of the aperture 6 when said film is inserted and centrally located within said aperture with the opposite plane surfaces thereof even withthe opposite plane surfaces of the card 5'. Film 1 is adhesively secured to the card 5 by an adhesive '8' which is the same as the adhesive employed in the card of the first embodiment. Adhesive 8' is introduced. in fiowable form into the space between the peripheral edges of the film l and the adjacent walls of aperture 6", said adhesive when set to a non-'ffiowable solid, substantially filling said space. Thus, film I is secured within the aperture 6 'o'f'cardb solely by the adhesive 8' which "is wholly confined within said aperture, and by virtue of this simple mounting the complete structure is 'materially' simplified'and both faces of card 5" are substantially smooth throughouteiid completely lacking of any projections to interfere with the handling h eo A further advantage of the improved constructions comprehendedby this invention is that the film may be removed from the card without injuring the film or the card; This'may be accomplished by simply cuttingbr'dieing out the film from the card by means of the same punching mechanism which isu'sed toform" the'aperture in the'c'a'rd. Accordingly, a film or' other type of insert may be removed from one'card and inserted in another -card,'and other films or the like may be substituted 'for the insert originally mounted in a card."

Although two' embodiments of the invention have been described the foregoing specificationa'nd illustrated in the accompanying drawingQ-it i to be understood that the same is' not limited to said erubodiments'oi' to'thparticw lar type of insert disclosed. Various changes may be made in the structures, as' w-ell-as inthmode of manufacture and manner of use, as 'wnrnow be clear tothose skilled'inthe'art." For example, a thin opaque or translucentimage or'databearing sheet may be used intact or the photographic micro-film, and the mm'tr'sha 'HFigs. 1 and 2 may be ade slightly smaller-than the aperture 6 in the card 5 so'tha't the" adhesive 8 will also flow andf'st between the peripheral edges of the insert andthe adjacent walls bf said apertureQ "Additionally, thefilin 1"(Fig1'3) may be the same size as the "film 7 (Fig.2) and the size of the aperture t in the cardfi mayb increased to provide the desired clearance space between the peripheral edge a: film lhnd'the surrounding wall ofsaidaperturel" 7 W if laim d 15: K I

An ar icle qt e. ara er d scr ed omprising a card of a uniform thickness having an ape u th r of a; predete m ne iz a shape a nse o a .ih k'ues l s than the thickness of said card positioned within said aperture centrally'between the opposite planesi'ir. faces or said card, said insert being" substantially cf the same size and spape'as thesizandfs'liape or said aperture toclose'ly engage the surround- 5 ing wall thereof, and an adhesive substance UNITED STATES PATENTS wholly within said aperture at opposite faces of Number Name Date said insert for securing the latter to said card, 1,215,170 Lauren 6 1917 said adhesive substance contacting the surround- 1,234,361 Blake Nov. 12, 1918 ing wall of said aperture and contacting said 5 1,467,108 Hodgson Sept-h 4, 1923 insert only at the joint between the same and 1,498,395 Theriault June 24, 1924 said card- 1,531,249 Barman Mar. 24, 1925 1,617,304 Groeschel Feb. 8, 1927 RICHARD ROETGER' 2,165,250 George July 11, 1939 10 2,256,399 Mac Harg Sept. 16, 1941 REFERENCES CITED 2,311,766 Lumbard Feb. 23, 1943 2,330,855 Woolf Oct. 5, 1943 The following references are of record in the 2 392 734 file of this patent: 2 512 106 Haberstump Jan. 8, 1946 Langan June 20, 1950 

